He told The Mirror: "Obviously I think every manager, wherever he works, likes to work on a condition where he is supported by his own supporters. That makes his working environment much better.

"When we do our job I think we can again make it difficult. Of course, we have no pressure. We have everything to win and nothing to lose. We have won already today a lot by earning that replay.

"Chelsea Football Club has to win titles, but they are not in the Premier League or Champions League any more and they had to put a lot of effort into this game."

The former Manchester City striker also pointed out the strength of the Blues’ line-up on Sunday, with goalkeeper Ross Turnbull the only player rotated into the side in place of the rested Petr Cech, while John Terry returned from injury and Juan Mata was introduced at the break with his side a goal down.

The former Manchester City striker added: "I felt when you saw their starting line-up that they didn’t rest any of their big players.

"They had a very strong team out there, that said they realised they had to bring a strong team out here at Griffin Park to give them a strong chance to win the competition."